Dolly Parton Will Be Buried Next to Late Husband Carl Dean

Dolly Parton Will Be Buried Next to Late Husband Carl Dean

Along with the usual questions about her secrets to marital success, Parton also fielded her share of inquiries about her and Dean’s status as a family of two. “I used to think I should regret it,” Parton told Billboard about not having children. “Early on, when my husband and I were dating, and then when we got married,…

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Observer’s 2026 September Art Fair Calendar

Observer’s 2026 September Art Fair Calendar

Ceramic works by Helen Hoes at last year’s Aruba Art Fair. Photo: Christa Terry for Observer Industry elders will remember when summer truly was the slow season in the art world: a time for mounting group shows featuring interesting works by contemporary artists on the rise. But this year’s calendar of July art fairs and…

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Inside OpenAI’s Reboot

Inside OpenAI’s Reboot

The protesters were waiting outside OpenAI’s offices when I arrived one morning in early August. They hoisted signs to “stop the AI race” and scrawled chalk messages on the sidewalk. A few dozen executives, representing some of the company’s most important customers, were trickling into the spacious, beige-toned building known as MB0, which OpenAI recently…

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Exclusive | Podcaster Michael Knowles argues AOC’s egg freezing video ‘might as well have been a presidential campaign announcement’

Exclusive | Podcaster Michael Knowles argues AOC’s egg freezing video ‘might as well have been a presidential campaign announcement’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s decision to freeze her eggs is the clearest sign yet that the “Squad” congresswoman plans to run for president in 2028, conservative podcaster Michael Knowles argued on the latest episode of “Pod Force One.”  Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who has been meticulously documenting the entire process on her Instagram vlog, has said she’s undergoing…

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The False Fear of Noncitizen Voting

The False Fear of Noncitizen Voting

And yet the SAVE Act is only one front of the attack on our democracy. There are other examples of disturbing ways that the Trump Administration is fearmongering about immigrants, effectively sowing mistrust in our electoral systems. Since May 2025, the Department of Justice has demanded that nearly all states and the District of Columbia…

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